October 28, 2018

Mandela's life and influence honoured in Madiba, vale Richard Gill, Port Pirie of 1947 portrayed in The Gods of Strangers, telling Indigenous Australian stories on stage

1 hour 7 minutes

We meet Perci Moeketsi who plays Nelson Mandela in Madiba — a stage musical celebrating Mandela's life, we pay tribute to Richard Gill who has died at the age of 76, Elena Carapetis's The Gods of Strangers takes us to Port Pirie in 1947 where southern European immigrants seek refuge after WWII, we discuss the importance of Indigenous Australians telling their own stories on stage, and we dive into the archives to hear Richard Gill in conversation about the Victorian Opera production of The Rake's Progress in 2012.

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October 28, 2018

Mandela's life and influence honoured in Madiba, vale Richard Gill, Port Pirie of 1947 portrayed in The Gods of Strangers, telling Indigenous Australian stories on stage

1 hour 7 minutes

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